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Cleve: weather history since 1897

Cleve is a weather station located 193 m above sea level, 1 km from Cleve. Its records go back to 1897: 41 years of temperature are available up to 2025, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 17.2 °C; the 1961–1990 period is not documented well enough to compare. The warmest year of the series is 2013 (18.0 °C) and the coldest 1958 (15.7 °C). The last complete year, 2023, ranks 9 out of 41, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.12 °C per decade. The station ranks 198 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.

Annual mean temperature since 1897

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Mean temperature of the year   10-year running mean   1991–2020 normal (17.2 °C)

The first ten years of the series (1957–1966) average 16.5 °C; the last ten (2014–2023) average 17.1 °C, a difference of +0.6 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 6 fall after 1999. The warmest is 2013 (18.0 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 17.4 °C (2014) and bottoms out at 16.4 °C (1964).

Annual rainfall since 1897

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Rainfall of the year   Series average (398 mm)

On average 398 mm of rain falls per year over the 112 documented years. The wettest year, 1992, received 698 mm; the driest, 1897, only 195 mm, which is 3.6 times less. Over 1991–2020, June is on average the wettest month (52 mm) and January the driest (19 mm). Between 2006 and 2025, 9 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.

Monthly normals: 1961–1990 against 1991–2020

The table compares, month by month, the mean temperature and the rainfall total of two thirty-year reference periods. The difference column shows what the recent period changes compared with the earlier one.

Monthly temperature and rainfall normals, 1961–1990 and 1991–2020
MonthTemp. 1961–1990Temp. 1991–2020DifferenceRain 1961–1990Rain 1991–2020Difference
January–22.5 °C–16 mm19 mm+3 mm
February–22.4 °C–20 mm21 mm+1 mm
March–20.4 °C–23 mm26 mm+3 mm
April–18.2 °C–30 mm24 mm−6 mm
May–14.9 °C–40 mm37 mm−3 mm
June–12.3 °C––52 mm–
July–11.6 °C–47 mm43 mm−4 mm
August–12.3 °C–43 mm47 mm+4 mm
September–14.6 °C–37 mm42 mm+5 mm
October–16.9 °C–27 mm32 mm+5 mm
November–19.1 °C–22 mm27 mm+5 mm
December–20.7 °C–24 mm30 mm+6 mm

Records at Cleve

  • Warmest year: 18.0 °C, in 2013
  • Coldest year: 15.7 °C, in 1958
  • Driest year: 195 mm, in 1897
  • Wettest year: 698 mm, in 1992
  • Warmest month: 25.4 °C, in February 1997
  • Coldest month: 9.8 °C, in July 1997
  • Wettest month: 163 mm, in February 1946
  • Hottest day: 46.2 °C, on 26 January 2026
  • Coldest day: −1.5 °C, on 21 August 2017
  • Heaviest rain in one day: 127.3 mm, on 18 February 1946

2.3 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 47.7 °C.

Temperature trend over 1961–2025

The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.12 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +0.8 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.07 °C per decade: the station ranks 198 out of 227.

The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal

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Warmer than the 1991–2020 normal   Cooler than the 1991–2020 normal

Over the last 21 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 10 months out of 16 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.3 °C. The highest departure was in December 2024 (+2.4 °C); the lowest, in November 2025 (−2.9 °C). The last twelve months add up to 390 mm of rain, which is 98 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (400 mm).

Temperature and rainfall of recent months, compared with the 1991–2020 normals
MonthTemperatureDeparture from normalRainNormal rain
October 2024––22 mm32 mm
November 202419.2 °C+0.1 °C20 mm27 mm
December 202423.1 °C+2.4 °C13 mm30 mm
January 2025––4 mm19 mm
February 202523.0 °C+0.6 °C0 mm21 mm
March 2025––4 mm26 mm
April 2025––9 mm24 mm
May 2025––26 mm37 mm
June 202511.3 °C−1.0 °C49 mm52 mm
August 202511.2 °C−1.1 °C32 mm47 mm
September 202514.6 °C0.0 °C33 mm42 mm
October 202516.9 °C0.0 °C38 mm32 mm
November 202516.2 °C−2.9 °C25 mm27 mm
December 202521.6 °C+0.9 °C0 mm30 mm
January 202623.5 °C+1.0 °C1 mm19 mm
February 202622.7 °C+0.3 °C35 mm21 mm
March 202620.1 °C−0.3 °C79 mm26 mm
April 202619.4 °C+1.2 °C18 mm24 mm
May 202615.2 °C+0.3 °C70 mm37 mm
August 202613.1 °C+0.8 °C52 mm47 mm
September 202616.6 °C+2.0 °C7 mm42 mm

Data source and licence

Data source: Bureau of Meteorology (ACORN-SAT) and NOAA NCEI (GHCN-Daily) (dataset “ACORN-SAT v2 daily (homogenised) + GHCN-Daily”), licence CC BY 4.0; Public domain (NOAA NCEI). Last updated: 29 October 2026.

The data for Cleve are shown as the source publishes them; this site does not correct them. A year is kept only if at least eleven months of measurements are available, and a normal is computed only with at least twenty years of data out of its thirty. Temperatures are rounded to 0.1 °C and rainfall to the millimetre. The station is one of 227 stations in Australia: the overview page lets you compare them.

Frequently asked questions

What is the annual mean temperature at Cleve?

Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Cleve is 17.2 °C.

What is the warmest year ever measured at Cleve?

Since records began in 1897, the warmest year at Cleve is 2013, at 18.0 °C on average. The coldest is 1958 (15.7 °C).

Is the climate at Cleve getting warmer?

Yes: at Cleve, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.12 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +0.8 °C in total. 6 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.

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